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Second Life Yearbook Smile Challenge: It’s Been A While…

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1 Second Life Yearbook Challenge

Strawberry Singh has made my smile today – literally and virtually! She has brought back her Monday Memes after a much-too-long hiatus. And wouldn’t you know she would pick a topic that makes me shudder on more than one level: she wants to see us smile…in a yearbook picture. Gah! I find smiles in Second Life to be truly cringe-worthy. I can honestly say I haven’t seen a single one that I don’t want to run screaming from. Sorry to those of you who like to show your pearlies on a regular basis; I’m sure you look lovely in your toothsomeness…to you. And that’s what matters.

However, once I changed my shape back to my normal neutral expression, I really didn’t mind the teeth…that much. They are well-done and simple to edit. I will have to play around with the different alpha layers to come up with a look that is less goofy, yet shows off my chicklets a bit.

The other shivery moment came when I thought about how long it’s been since I had my last yearbook picture taken. It was mumbly-mumble years ago; that’s all you need to know 😉 That also explains why my photo is a bit dingy and dog-eared. I blame you, Berry, for the sneezing fit I had from digging through boxes to find it!

I did go with the traditional blue background of school portraits in my time. I found a texture on deviantart.com by firesign24-7 and used that as my backdrop. My smile is courtesy of the [PXL] Creations OpenMouth PRO Teeth v2.0 by Hart Larsson, and I edited my mouth and eyes a bit to come up with this frightening adorable grin. Add in a few effects from Photoshop and picmonkey.com, and there you have it. Probably the last time you’ll see my avatar smile.

If you want to play along, here are the instructions:

Meme instructions: Share an image of your Second Life avatar smiling for a yearbook photo. Don’t forget to share the link to your post in the comments (of this post) and add your pictures to the new Second Life Yearbook flickr group, you can also share them in the Blog Memes flickr group if you like.

I just realised this is my 500th post. If I ever had a reason to smile, that is one of them. I never thought I would get this far! 🙂

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Sweater: (Milk Motion) pin up angora sweater – S – pink by Marie Lauridsen
Earrings: (Yummy) Pearl Studs – Pearl by Polyester Partridge (available at Uber Jan. 2015)
Hair: *ARGRACE* SAE – Ginger by rika Oyen
Teeth: [PXL] Creations OpenMouth PRO Teeth v2.0 by Hart Larsson
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Eyes: [ MUDSKIN ]_Glass Eye_Blue3_w1 by Sopha Portal (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Pose: fri.day Poses fri. – careless.pose 2 by Darling Monday

Backdrop: Blue Grunge Texture by firesign24-7

Back to Work

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1 A Snowy Winter's Night

Today I am back to work after 11 luxurious days off. In fact, I am sipping my coffee, trying desperately to wake up as this posts. Knowing how long it takes me to reach a state of wakefulness, I cleverly wrote this last night. Otherwise, I probably would have forgotten all about this photo by the time I get around to blogging again.

I have really enjoyed blogging regularly – almost every day – over the last week and a half. As I mentioned before, I have stockpiled a few extra photos so I can try to get a couple more done during the week. This one was taken in December, though, and I have already moved all of my “By the Month” folders from 2014 into the annual folder and started on January 2015. I have no doubt if I don’t use it now, it will be forgotten.

That would be a shame, because I really like it. I made a few trips to Let It Snow! during my holidays. It really is a pretty sim; peaceful, festive and welcoming. If you get a chance, do drop by.

Unfortunately, when I head out to work, it won’t be in the cold of winter (walking, in the dark, uphill – both ways). I won’t say I would enjoy driving in the snow, but I would certainly appreciate a break from the heat!

I’ll be back at some point during the week, but I’m not sure when. You know how it is getting back into the grind of work after time off. At least most of the bosses are away for another week, so I can actually get some work done 😉

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Coat: Tiar Wintercoat by Atiya Baar (available at Four Seasons Market until Jan. 4 – that’s today!)
Tights: Maitreya Tights (Pinched) * Coconut by Onyx LeShelle
Boots: Maitreya Gold * Tan * Laud Boots Slink-High by Onyx LeShelle
Hair: *ARGRACE* YUZU – Ginger by rika Oyen (new release)
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual (L) & Splayed (R) by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av) High by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet appliers: -Glam Affair– Slink Hand & Feet Skin Appliers AD by aida Ewing
Eyes: [ MUDSKIN ]_Glass Eye_Blue3_w1 by Sopha Portal (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Pose/lantern: Frozen – Lantern Pose 01 by Weronkika Pobieski (available at Four Seasons Market until Jan. 4 – that’s today!)

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

Forbidden Love

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1 Forbidden Love

It’s the classic story: the beautiful, wealthy young woman falls madly in love with the boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Every moment they can steal away together is cherished. One day she will find the courage to forsake her family’s wishes to be with the one she loves.

Until then, it will be as if a dream.

The pose from !bang is available until January 15 at this round of Oneword, with the theme of “Dream.”

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

On Chance:
Jeans: Lenox 2015 Denim Mens by Leviathan Flux
Shoes: [NikotiN] SplitRock (Brown) by Ralph Dirval
Hair: ::Exile:: Broken Strings:Marone by Kavar Cleanslate
Skin: Fruk – Jeremy skin shade 3 Dark brown by Chucky Hollak
Hands: Slink Male Hands (AvEnhance) M L – Relax by Siddean Munro

On Peep:
Dress: :Moon Amore: Dreams Dress by PsyQueen (available at Oneword January 1-15 2015)
Shoes: fri.day – Opal.Heels (Silver) – Slink by Darling Monday (FLF on Dec.2, 2015 – unsure of availability after this date)
Hair: *ARGRACE* HIIRAGI – Ginger by rika Oyen
Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Hands: Slink Mesh Hands (av) Casual (L) & Splayed (R) by Siddean Munro
Feet: Slink Mesh Feet (Av) High by Siddean Munro
Hand & Feet appliers: -Glam Affair– Slink Hand & Feet Skin Appliers AD by aida Ewing
Eyes: [ MUDSKIN ]_Glass Eye_Blue3_w1 by Sopha Portal (available at Kustom9 until Jan. 14, 2015)
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Trees: *alirium* *a* Banshee : green : B (grass) by Alir Flow
Hammock: Cheeky Pea :CP: Skye Boat Bed with pole by Isla Gealach

*Pose: !bang – as if a dream by Luna Jubilee (available at Oneword January 1-15 2015)